Namibia

Official Name:	The Republic of Namibia
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Namibia
ISO Country Codes:	NA : NAM
Internet Domain:	.na
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.na/

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Capital:	Windhoek	Main Airports:	Hosea Kutako International Airport
Language(s):	Oshiwambo languages; English; Afrikaans	Population:	2,727,409
Currency:	Namibia Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	NAD
Telephone Dial In:	+264	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Namibia Press Agency;

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Namibia

Government Website:	https://www.gov.na/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/namibia
Central Bank:	Bank of Namibia
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	13.67 Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	34% (2016 est.)
Population below poverty line:	17.4% (2015 est.)
Inflation Rate:	3.7% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	9.90% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$23.12 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$9,100 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Namibia Dollar
Currency Code:	NAD
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	5.5%	millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish
Industry:	29%	meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, pasta, beverages; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)
Services:	65.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Namibian Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Namibia

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Ministry of Finance/Inland Revenue/Customs and Excise
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Development Bank of Namibia;
National Standards Bureau:	Namibian Standards Institution

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 94/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 59/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 75/136 (2016)
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